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Occupations In Demand For 2009

This list was developed using three parameters:

  1. There will be at least nine (9) openings annually.
  2. The median wage was at least $11.00 per hour.
  3. They can be trained in less than two (2) years - usually less then one (1) year.

 

Occupations in Demand - WFSCC 2009

Industry Type

SOC Code

Occupational Title

Annual Avg.  Job Openings

Median Wage

 Tourism

 

 Food Service Managers

 11

 $21.65

 

 

 Managers, All Other

 9

 $49.81

 

 

 Computer Support Specialists

 13

 $23.72

 Government

 

 Preschool Teachers, except Special Education

 19

 $14.51

 Government

 

 Library Technicians

 10

 $19.92

 Healthcare

 

 Registered Nurses

 30

 $35.93

 Healthcare

 

 Dental Hygienists

 9

 $30.92

 Healthcare

 

 Pharmacy Technicians 

 11

 $17.42

 Healthcare

 

 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

 14

 $13.46

 Healthcare

 

 Dental Assistants

 10

 $15.11

 Healthcare

 

 Medical Asistants

 14

 $15.58

 Government

 

 Fire Fighters

 10

 $19.36

 Government

 

 Security Guards

 11

 $13.03

 Government

 

 Protective Service Workers, All Other

 19

 $15.62

 Tourism

 

 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

 9

 $13.80

 Tourism

 

 Cooks, Restaurant

 22

 $11.68

 Tourism

 

 Janitors and Clearners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

 37

 $12.51

Tourism

 

 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

 25

 $14.64

 

 

 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

 20

 $17.45

 

 

First-Line Supervisors / Managers of Retail Sales Workers

 41

 $18.56

 

 

 Sales representatives, Services, All Other

 12

 $26.78

 

 

 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

 26

 $26.63

 Government

 

 First-Line Supervisors / Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers

 26

 $23.86

 Government

 

 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

 41

 $20.49

 

 

 Tellers

 25

 $12.21

 Government

 

 Customer Service Representives

 22

 $17.91

 Government

 

 Receptionists and Information Clerks

 27

 $11.85 

 Government

 

 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

 14

 $13.22

 Government

 

 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

 37

 $18.86

 Healthcare

 

 Medical Secretaries

 10

 $14.46

 Government

 

 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical and Executive

 14

 $16.05

 Government

 

 Office Clerks, General

 79

 $11.61

 Construction

 

 First-Line Supervisors / Managers of Construction Trades and Extractior

 10

 $30.66

 Construction

 

 Carpenters

 32

 $25.33

 Construction

 

 Painters, Construction and Maintenance

 19

 $19.93

 Construction

 

 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

 16

 $27.36

 

 

 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

 12

 $21.79

 

 

 Machinists

 10

 $19.78

 Transportation

 

 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

 18

 $19.81

 Transportation

 

 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

 17

 $16.53

 Transportation

 

 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

 17

 $15.34

 Transportation

 

 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 

 9

 $11.67

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